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Bleak District Electric Tapescape

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Sound Shoppe nyc

$345.00

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$100

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The Tapescape analog Tape Delay and Modulation Hand-Made in the UK by Bleak District Electric

The Bleak District Electric Tapescape is an analog, tape-style delay pedal designed to recreate the unstable, worn character of aging magnetic tape machines. Rather than emulating a specific unit, it focuses on the imperfections of tape—introducing wow, flutter, filtering, and gradual signal degradation for a highly organic sound. It can produce everything from tight slapback echoes to expansive, ambient soundscapes with evolving texture. A standout feature is its interactive “Swell” footswitch, which ramps feedback into self-oscillation for dramatic, expressive effects. With extensive controls and modulation options, it’s especially suited for ambient, post-rock, and experimental players. Overall, it acts less like a standard delay and more like a creative “magnetic ambience generator.”

Specs:

• Type: Analog modulated tape-style delay pedal
• Maximum delay time: up to ~1100 ms
• Minimum delay time: ~30 ms
• Controls: Time, Feedback, Mix, Wow, Flutter (Rate), Swell, filtering options
• Modulation: Adjustable wow & flutter with multiple modes (random / sine)
• Toggle switches: Type (modulation), LPF (tone shaping), Dry (dry signal on/off)
• Special feature: Momentary “Swell” footswitch for feedback ramping/self-oscillation
• Expression input: Controls delay time or modulation rate
• Bypass: Buffered bypass with quiet switching
• Power: 9V DC (center negative), ~49 mA
• Construction: Handmade in the UK
• Dimensions: approx. 121 × 102 × 80 mm

Product specs

Bypass	true bypass, buffered bypass
Analog/Digital	analog
Mono/Stereo	mono
Power	9V

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